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Vocabulary Break down (phrasal verb) To divide into parts to be analysed. Tone (noun) The general attitude of a piece of writing. Register (noun) A…
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What Are Compound Adjectives?
Compound adjectives are composed of more than one word. They have the same role in a sentence as one-word adjectives. This can sometimes be confusing for learners…
How It Started / How It’s Going
Have you seen the popular meme on social media showing two images; a vintage photo and its modern-day version? Well, the Intrepid English Teachers and…
Prepositions for Giving Directions
I live in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. Whenever I take a walk through the historic city during the summer months, I notice many tourists…
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
What is the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns are the name of separate objects, people, etc,…
Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
I have been asked many times about the difference between adjectives ending in –ed and –ing. Many students find these two categories of adjectives difficult…
Phrasal Verbs with ‘CUT’
A phrasal verb consists of a root verb (such as go, put or set) and an adverb or preposition (such as away, on or out).…
Phrasal Verbs with ‘Run’
What is a phrasal verb? Phrasal verbs are used all the time in English. A phrasal verb is a verb (such as run, send or…
More Commonly Confused English Words
Your or you’re? Proceed or precede? Stationary or stationery? In today’s blog post we’ll be looking at some more commonly confused English words. The English…
How Do I Use Relative Clauses?
“When should I use ‘which’, ‘who’ and ‘that’?” If you have wondered about this, you are certainly not alone. Today, I’m going to explain to…